SOLOMON AIRLINES AND AIR VANUATU STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP

Solomon Times Online reports "Solomon Airlines has confirmed the next phase of partnership cooperation with our next-door neighbor Air Vanuatu, establishing a wet lease (ACMI) agreement as the carriers take an important step in improving synergies and efficiencies between their scheduled operations.

Effective Monday 5 June 2023, Solomon Airlines will commence operating a third frequency between Port Vila and Auckland for Air Vanuatu. The service will depart Port Vila to Auckland on Mondays with return services from Auckland to Port Vila operating on Tuesdays, further complementing Air Vanuatu’s existing on Wednesday and Saturday services.

The new schedule also enables easy travel from Honiara to Auckland via Port Vila, effectively re-engaging Solomon Airlines’ re-entry to New Zealand via the Auckland gateway. Solomon Airlines and Air Vanuatu confirmed the airlines are working towards a codeshare operation on the route.

Under their newly penned agreement, Air Vanuatu will also restart direct flights between Brisbane and Santo, in Vanuatu, on Thursdays, with the new route also operated by Solomon Airlines."

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Jalur Penerbangan Papua Saat Pemerintah Nederland Nieuw Guinea ( Papua Tempo Dulu )

Pada awal Tahun 1956 Pemerintah Nederland Nieuw Guinea menetapkan Biak menjadi Pusat Penerbangan Domestik dan Internasional, sehingga semua route penerbangan di Tanah Papua diatur dari Biak.

Route Penerbangan Maskape Pesawat Kroonduif yang mulai berlaku Tahun 1959 Di Papua Tempo dulu ialah sebagai berikut :

1. Biak – Enarotali – Kokonao – Keppi – Merauke – Tanah Merah – Mindiptana – Oksibil – Ubrub – Hollandia ( Sentani ) Genyem – Sarmi – Biak

3. Biak – Manokwari – Sausafor – Sorong – Teminabuan – Fak Fak – Babo – Bintuni Baii – Ransiki – Biak

4. Biak – Serui – Sarmi – Sentani – Wamena – Bokondini – Enarotali – Biak.

5. Biak – Sentani – Genyem – Sentani – Ubrub – Sentani – Oksibil – Mindiptana – Tanah Merah – Merauke – Keppi – Kokonao – Kaimana – Biak

6. Biak – Manokwari – Ransiki – Bintuni – Babo – Kaimana – Fak Fak – Teminabuan – Sorong – Sausafor – Manokwari – Biak.

Route ini sangat tepat karena menjangkau di seluruh Tanah Papua pada masa itu baik itu route dari Barat sampai ke Timur, dari Utara ke selatan maupun route Pegunungan Tengah semua dijangkau.

Catatan :

"KROONDUIF"

Nama maskapai penerbangan ini kurang dikenal, namun NNGLM (Nederlands Niew Guinea Luchtvaart Maatschapij) ‘Kroonduif’ sudah terbang, membuka dan melayani jalur penerbangan perintis di Papua jauh sebelum adanya jembatan udara Merpati Nusantara.